While many college-bound students (and their parents) vie for the ultimate sports scholarship to get them through higher education, there is a downside to consider. Sports scholarships  are plentiful, but there are a host of academic scholarships available that are often much more sustainable in the long run. A full sports scholarship may sound like […]

While collaboration in the classroom is a positive force, there’s also much to be said for students who learn how to be independent learners. It’s not an either-or thing, but a healthy combination of both. Arriving at college, students often lack effective learning strategies that help them retain what they learn and progress.  In fact, […]

Graduating high school, sauntering up to podium to receive your diploma, and walking back to your seat with the confidence that you’re on your way has become more a fallacy than a reality. Reaching that momentous occasion of receiving a diploma has traditionally meant that students have what they need to go forward, whether to […]

As the world becomes more globally-centric, the demographics of leadership, business, education, government and communities will look differently than the past. Technology will continue to change how we work together, creating more multinational teams working together to bring about change and achieve solutions to issues that affect everyone. Coworkers and collaborators will work together across […]

Getting into college these days is not just about being the smartest kid in the class, nor having the best grades. In fact, there’s no guarantee of college admission even for the valedictorian of the class. It’s more about what makes a student special. If a student is in the top 10 percent of the […]

Educators striving to achieve better teaching methodologies face countless challenges. Unraveling the systemic learning obstacles within the public school system that have existed for generations is no easy task. That’s why it’s good to know there are valuable new methods of learning that make unlearning less difficult and more of a next step. Yorktown Education […]

In the past 20 years, more than 31 million students have enrolled in college, only to leave without a degree or certificate, according to a report by the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC). And a third of these students dropped out of school before the start of their sophomore year.   While public education may seem adequate, kids […]

Graduating high school, sauntering up to podium to receive your diploma, and walking back to your seat with the confidence that you’re on your way has become more a fallacy than a reality. Reaching that momentous occasion of receiving a diploma has traditionally meant that students have what they need to go forward, whether to […]

The Texas Private Schools Association has named Yorktown Education as an October 2016 Featured School. The Texas Private Schools Association is a statewide organization representing more than 800 accredited private schools and 250,000 students throughout the state of Texas. TPSA advocates for the independence of Texas private schools, ensuring their freedom to fulfill their unique […]

As you begin navigating the search of a new school for your child or questioning whether your child’s current school is a right fit, you may be asking yourself how can you determine if a school actually offers a student-centered environment. In student-centered schools, curricular choices are designed to make learning engaging, meaningful, relevant, and […]